Snowden, Arnold share loss of faith

1:11 AM,
Feb. 1, 2014

Written by

Logan Beirne

Edward Snowden is a modern day Benedict Arnold. Born and raised in America, both men held positions meant to bolster U.S. national security. However, disillusioned with the political system, they came to see America's adversaries as their salvation. Seeking out positions of trust, they collected sensitive intelligence, which they then divulged. Both fled to hostile nations as the U.S. government hunted them. Whatever justifications we concoct to explain their actions, Snowden and Arnold betrayed their country.

Arnold was once heralded as a great man who "gallantly maintained" the ...